Hello my dear wonderful family!
last week we weren't able to go to the reindeer park because
we ran out of time, but we are planning on going sometime this week. I will be
sure and say hi to Rudolph for all of you:) I can't remember if I told you, but
one of the less active members that we have been working with is amazing when
it comes to knitting. She is knitting sweaters for Sister Packard and I, and I
am pretty darn excited! last monday we were able to pick out the yarn, so that
was kind of fun.
We had exchanges with the sister training leaders this week.
Usually we go to their area in horsens, but this time they came to Esbjerg. We
had a good time with each other. Wednesday we had the Christmas Relief Society
dinner. It was a lot of fun, but i'm not going to lie, I can now say that I
have eaten some nasty food. Pretty much everything I have ever eaten here in
Denmark has been delicious...until that relief society activity. I don't even
know what it was, but it was just bad. haha just thinking about it gives me the
heebie jeebies.
Thursday we had our Christmas Zone training in Århus, it was
combined with another zone so I got to see some missionaries that i haven't
seen since the MTC. For the month's of November and December the mission has
been studying Christ like attributes. President asked if I would speak at the
training and share the experience I have had as I have tried te become more
like the savior. Well before the training I had given the talk some thought,
but it wasn't until the train ride to Århus that I actually prepared it. haha
we just don't have very much time as missionaries! I felt very blessed though,
because as I was preparing it on the train I felt like it just all came
together very quickly.
So while we began our Christmas feast at the zone training,
we received news that there was a huge storm coming and the trains would be
stopping early. So some of the missionaries had to leave right then and there,
while the rest of us would be staying in Århus or other nearby areas. I stayed
the night in Århus so that was fun. The next morning we got ready for the day
and got on the trains as soon as possible. I got the packages!!! thank you so
much!!!! carrying them back to Esbjerg was quite the experience:) Sister
Packard had her Christmas packages as well, so when we finally did make it back
to Esbjerg we had no idea how we were going to get them back to our apartment.
So what did we do? We used a grocery cart! Probably not the best idea, but
there was no other way. haha The wind was blowing so hard and people were
looking at us like we were crazy, but we got the packages to our apartment
and of course returned the cart:) We both love the Christmas tree! It
makes our apartment 1000 times better! Thank you thank you! 
Later that night there was another really big storm, but
this time we were out riding our bikes in it. The wind was blowing so hard that
we were pedaling our bikes and not even moving. It was quite the scene i'm
sure. We were laughing so hard. So hard that I actually wet my pants. yep. I
wet my pants! haha the smart thing to do at that point would have been to go
back to the apartment and put on a different skirt. haha but after we pulled it
together we just kept on trucking. Well after getting lost in the storm my bike
chain fell off. So we walked the rest of the way to the member's house that we
had planned to visit. There was a wet spot on my skirt from wetting my pants so
I just kept my coat on. hahahah Well after we were done visiting that family we
tried to fix my chain, but we just couldn't get it, so we called some other
members to come and help us. About a minute before they showed up I fixed the
chain! they wouldn't let us ride our bikes home though haha so they gave
us a ride back to our apartment. long story short though, I wet my pants! I'm
pretty sure I haven't done that since kindergarten. haha It was a crazy day.
Ana Marie and Min are doing great. Every time we meet with
them it is just a wonderful experince. They are so ready to be baptized.
Samantha and Mathew, their children, loved primary yesterday. They got to try
on the nativity clothes. We took Bishop with us to one of the lessons we had
with them last week and it was a really good experience. I think Bishop has
been kind of hesitant with them because they don't speak Danish, and Min can
hardly read English, but in the lessons he said that he could feel the spirit
very strongly and that he knows they are ready to be baptized. Ana Marie and
Min just radiate the light of Christ. It's hard to even describe. Words cannot
even express how grateful I am to help them understand the gospel of Jesus
Christ.
Sonia was also in church yesterday for the first time. I
think she enjoyed it. Today she texted us and aksed what chapter from the book
of mormon we would be talking about next time we met so she could read it in
advance. It's not very often that that happens:)
Yesterday our ward mission leader taught the gospel
principles class. The lesson was on Jesus Christ and all that he did was show
different pictures of the savior and then we would talk about each one. It was
such a simple lesson, but the spirit was so strong. Especially when he showed
the picture of Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus in the stable. If the spirit
was that strong just by showing a picture, I'm sure the live nativity was
a very neat experience. What a wonderful time of year we have to
really focus on our Savior. I am filled with gratitude for the opportunity I
have to help others feel of his light and love.
Thank your for all of your love and support. I love
you so much and am looking forward to Christmas day when I can see and
talk to you. Stay warm! and have a wonderful week.
Love Katherine
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